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Meaning of 'theatre' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Theatre [ n.]
- An edifice in which dramatic performances or spectacles are exhibited for the amusement of spectators; anciently uncovered, except the stage, but in modern times roofed.
- Any room adapted to the exhibition of any performances before an assembly, as public lectures, scholastic exercises, anatomical demonstrations, surgical operations, etc.
- That which resembles a theater in form, use, or the like; a place rising by steps or gradations, like the seats of a theater.
- A sphere or scheme of operation.
- A place or region where great events are enacted; as, the theater of war.

Meaning of 'theatre' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . theatre [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a region in which active military operations are in progress
Example in sentence:
  • he served in the Vietnam theater for three years;
  • the army was in the field awaiting action
Meaning (2):
- a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
Example in sentence:
  • the house was full

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